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(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has yet to determine which local government units are fully compliant with the order to clear all roads of obstructions. Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the deadline for the clearing, after all, is Sept. 29, based on Interior Secretary Eduardo Año’s Memorandum Circular No. 2019-121 issued on July 29. Año issued the memorandum in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to clear public roads in his […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, July 23, the minority would fight the death penalty “tooth and nail,” as it called the policy “anti-poor.” According to Drilon, the minority–composed of only 4 senators–believes the death penalty was not the solution to the country’s illegal drugs and corruption problems since the justice system was flawed and prone to error. “What we need to do is to strengthen our justice system and show […]
Below is a full transcript of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address: Thank you. Kindly sit down. Kumusta po kayo? Senate President Vicente Sotto III and the honorable members of the Senate; House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and the honorable members of the House of Representatives; Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, magandang hapon po sa inyo — sa iyo, ma’am, [applause] kung nasaan ka; former Presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Ejercito, […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos can expect President Rodrigo Duterte to speak out on “major issues” such as the West Philippine Sea in his State of the Nation Address, the Palace said. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Filipinos can also expect the chief executive to talk about ways to sustain the growth in our economy, his legislative agenda, and the promises he made on fighting corruption, illegal drugs, criminality, and rebellion. “Tomorrow on his fourth […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to keep his State of the Nation Address on July 22 short. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who said he spoke to the President about the scheduled speech this morning. “He said ‘Oh it will be short,’” Panelo said. Panelo has said it was still unclear if the President would read his speech or if he would do an extemporaneous one. The President stuck to the […]
